Inexpensive conveyor‐based parts feeding
Kevin M. Lynch
(Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwest University, Evanston, Illinois, USA)
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Abstract
This paper describes a manipulation primitive called toppling – knocking a part over. We derive the mechanical conditions for toppling and describe two applications to conveyor‐based feeding. Toppling complements previous approaches to conveyor‐plane feeding, allowing full three‐dimensional parts feeding on a constant‐speed conveyor.
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Citation
Lynch, K.M. (1999), "Inexpensive conveyor‐based parts feeding", Assembly Automation, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445159910280074
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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